tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41296222238409932932024-03-05T23:08:06.221-05:00Tiaras and BowtiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693029058850956297noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129622223840993293.post-77778908502624316722013-02-13T08:53:00.002-05:002013-02-13T08:53:39.328-05:00Learning To LiveEvery day I sit to write a post... an update so to speak in this fairy tale life I often joke about living here. So many thoughts rush through my mind but jumble as my fingers type them into words. Since October 10th, the day hubby was diagnosed with Cancer, my entire world has changed. Our whole family's lives have tumbled and twisted down the rabbit hole. Nothing seems real and nothing feels familiar anymore.<br />
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I've been very depressed. Guess that's only natural when the man you love and chose to spend the rest of your life with is diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Lung Cancer. When the realization hits; when it really sinks in... the floor beneath your feet drops. The tumor that was lodged deep in his brain is now gone thanks to major brain surgery and Cyberknife Radiation therapy yet the 2 and a half inch tumor that sits high in his lung is inoperable. We are currently waiting to start 3 treatments of Cyberknife Radiation on the lung tumor, then chemo...<br />
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"<b><i>We</i></b>"... I always say that... "<b><i>We</i></b>". Jim has the diagnosis...Jim has had the surgeries, the radiation and he will sit in the chair while the chemo meds pump through his body-<i><b> but WE both are learning to live with it. </b></i><br />
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I cry. Not a day goes by in which I do not shed at least a tear. That horrid feeling when you find your mind has drifted into that place in which you realize you will probably not get the chance to be that sweet old couple enjoying your children's children together.<i><b> </b></i>That this time next year he may not be with me and the kids. Panic sets in. I realize that these thoughts that race through my mind and cause me to lose my breath do me NO good... but I don't know how to stop them from coming. <br />
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With the love of family and support of friends, through countless prayer, lots of shed tears and oh just a smidge of anger... We as a Family are learning to live with Cancer. I do not want to spend the rest of our precious time together... waiting... waiting for Jim to die. I want to live every second and celebrate each moment of every day we have left. The past few months I have honestly been in that waiting mode. It is not a pleasant place to be. This is hard... I'm not trying to fool myself that even harder days may be lurking around the corner. What I am trying to learn is that God has given us a life to live. A second chance perhaps to show each other every second of every day how much we love each other... Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, we will not exchange any fancy gifts, roses or even dinner at a posh restaurant rather we will vow to show each other through words, actions, and expressions how much we love each other every day. I hope you all get the chance to do the same. <br />
<br />I'm slowly trying to place the shattered pieces where they belong... I've finally started to paint again.<br />
I will slowly begin to integrate myself back into the blog. For now, I have re-opened my Etsy shop and will focus a bit on getting that back to 100%. To many of you, I apologize... Many of your beautiful comments went unanswered to do a glitch in my email (and my negligence in checking the blog)- I appreciate every word of encouragement sent. Hopefully it has all been resolved and I'd love to hear from you!<br /> <br />
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Where has time gone and where the heck have I been?<br />
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This will be mighty quick today, but I wanted to pop in and let you all know I haven't stopped thinking of you every single day... <br />
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On October 10th, my husband was diagnosed with a golf ball sized tumor in his brain above his left ear and another 2 inch mass in his right lung. During my absence from blogging he underwent a very scary Craniotomy to have the brain tumor removed. He has been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer and will undergo radiation therapy to hopefully zap anything left in the brain, them chemo for the lung mass which is inoperable. <br />
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Our family is beginning to regroup but would still benefit from your continued prayers. I'm not sure when I will get back to blogging but I'm hoping to very soon... I need some normalcy back in my routine other than Doctor visits. <br />
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Jim's surgery was postponed til next Wednesday, which is Halloween Day. Great way to ruin a holiday for the kids huh? Not much we can do about that though... that darn tumor must come out!<br />
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When Jim was diagnosed 2 weeks ago now, he was placed on a hefty dose of steroids to shrink swelling in the brain and slow the growth of the tumor. That med is both a blessing and a curse though as it has shot his blood sugar thru the roof and causing a bad case of thrush in his mouth and throat. Surgery was then postponed because he cannot be intubated until that clears. We will meet with our Doctor today to see about getting him on insulin shots as the pill he takes to lower sugars is not working. He cannot have the sugery until the sugars are under control as well. <br />
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Our children have been holding up pretty well, although their anxieties are starting to take over. My youngest does not want to go to school and cries every morning... which is ultimatley breaking my heart and causing even more stress. It's so hard to know how to handle him... as my own anxiety is hard to handle. Right now, my legs feel like jelly and my body is trembling. The thought that my child is feeling the same way is horrid. <br />
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I have so much to say... to share with you... it's just so hard. As I sit here I find it's too hard to open up and let the emotion flow. I will post frequent updates as I can and I'm still trying to get through many many emails, so if I haven't gotten to you yet, please know I am trying. <br />
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A fundraiser has been set up to help us provide the meds Jim needs until insurance comes thru, a link to that is in the upper right hand corner if you would like to help in any way. <br />
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Much Love to you all... hug your loved ones today.
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A new chapter has opened in our twisted fairy tale and I've been unable to find the words to share with you what is going on... so I'll just jump and hope the parachute opens...
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<span style="font-size: large;">My husband was diagnosed and admitted to the hospital with a very large tumor in his brain a week and a half ago. That same afternoon, he was diagnosed with a 2 inch mass in his lung.</span>
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The first biopsy was unsuccessful, so we can't be 100% sure it is cancer even though the Docs are sure it is... I'm praying for a miracle.<br />
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Time is not on our side... he has no more time to wait and the brain tumor will be removed tomorrow at 8am. It will then be biopsied. <br />
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God willing he will make it through the risks... the tumor is ping pong ball sized and sits in his language communication center... we are frightened as he may lose his ability to speak or understand speech... losing all cognition. We have placed this in God's hands and need prayer... <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kicker is... we have no health insurance like so many others...</span> <br />
The hospital is holding off billing us for all of their services as insurance paperwork is pending... <br />
BUT the medications he will need will be many and costly... <br />
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If you find it in your heart to donate to Jim's Medical Fund, a fundraiser has been set up {Link below- Click crowdfunding until I can figure out why the widget is not showing up}. Even just small amounts of $5 and $10 will add up so that when he makes it thru surgery I can bring him home. <br />
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Appointments, sickness, paperwork, responsibilities have become more than I can handle...<br />
if you could see my home, you'd agree... I need to find time... to get my ducks in order.<br />
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My son has been ill this week so I haven't been too creative or attentive here on the old blog but I miss you all! This little candy corn couple from last year still brings a smile whenever I see them.<br />
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The other day I read a post about <span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Paying it Forward</b></span> by <a href="http://heymommychocolatemilk.blogspot.com/2012/09/pay-it-forward.html" target="_blank">Hey Mommy, Chocolate Milk</a> from this weeks Tip Toe Thru Tuesday link up... As I was reading I was smitten with the idea... and just had to respond to her post and I'm hoping YOU will want to play along, spread some joy and Pay it Forward too!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693029058850956297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129622223840993293.post-3208071244154919372012-09-24T08:54:00.000-04:002012-09-24T08:54:28.288-04:00More Fall Color- EZ embellished candleholder!This morning as hubby handed me a mug of coffee {what a great guy huh?} he told me he wanted to get a vitamin B shot... so that he could keep up with me. He hasn't been feeling the best, but Oh I've been so energized! So unlike me really. <br />
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It's just that I love Fall! I love everything about it... cooler temps, sunny blue skies, pumpkins... color! I know, fall is not usually the season that comes to mind when we think of renewal but it seems to be that for me... a sudden desire to renew my space and my life attitude has been taking place! Today I'd like to share with you another simple and CHEAP way to brighten your indoor fall decor with candles and candleholders. <br />
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You saw this arrangement the other day... my lanterns...oh, love the <a href="http://tiarasandbowties.blogspot.com/2012/09/embellished-lantern-sway-how-to.html" target="_blank">floral embellished lanterns.</a> You can transform a simple glass candleholder into a vibrant accent with nothing more than some pretty ribbon and small snippet of faux fall berries. I started with a candle holder that's been roaming around the house since last year when I glued a tall hurricane type glass container from the Dollar Tree to another Dollar Tree glass candle stick... you know the DIY ones that were all the rage last year, nice but kinda plain. Add some bling with shimmery poly mesh ribbon!</div>
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I am in love with poly mesh ribbon... absolutely smitten with this stuff, so of course I had to use it again here! Simply add fall texture by wrapping and layering 3 different widths and colors of ribbon around the gass and adding a leaf and berry sprig tucked inside!<br />
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Yep, told ya it was easy... I simply used a small length of clear packaging tape to hold all of the ribbons together in the back! Easy to interchange for any season- no hot glue to blister the fingers either!<br />
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<p> I've been so busy adding color and ambiance to the inside of my home, I admit I havent' given much thought to the show before the door! That surely needs to change as I do not find a stark baren front walk and porch a very welcoming site! Sure, we could throw a pumpkin on the stoop and call it a day... but I'm a girl who wants, no, <em>needs</em> color; to <a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=23523&oid=8547731'>Find beauty in the Fall</a>. Something elegant and classy yet bursting with fall color like this front door flanked with urns full of beautiful mums, asters, and a foam pumpkin!</p>
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<p> This look should be pretty simple to recreate by simply spray painting some empty pots already on hand. By adding the jewel toned fall mums and asters to the painted pots, I'll be on my way to a colorful and welcoming entry! Two foam pumpkins attached to a wooden dowel or stake and inserted into the centers of the pots of flowers would add that touch of whimsy I love so much!</p>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's Official-- It's the last day of Summer! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know, I know it's sad... but let's choose to look at the bright side of things.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tomorrow is the First Official Day of Autumn!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's look forward to those crisp fresh air days spent in the pumpkin patch,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the aroma of fresh apple or pumpkin pies baking, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the scent of an apple spice candle burning in our homes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's welcome and feast our eyes on the fresh warm colors of fall.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oxblood</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ocre and Pumpkin Orange.</span></span><br />
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Oh, you may have recognized my lantern- a little something from Pier One... {only paid $15 for that little piece of Moroccan happiness missing a glass pane in the back, yeah me!} but any lantern will do... even an old antique rusty one would look lovely with a bit of embellishment!<br />
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All you need to make your sway is a few feet of beautiful ribbon {I found this to die for Owl print in fall colors}, a few feet of Poly Mesh Ribbon {my new obsession} a floral sway {pre-made or feel free to use your own arrangement of flowers}, and a bit of thin floral wire!<br />
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Next grab the main stems of your floral swag and loop a long length of poly mesh ribbon through,<br />
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Using one length of the split tails from each side, attache your sway to the lantern simply by tying it on. Simply work the other side of tails through your arrangement.<br />
Fluff your bows a bit and viola!<br />
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I love to decorate my home with accents that bring about a certain ambiance to convey my love for each season and Holiday. Fall is the perfect time to tickle the senses with smells and sights that bring about a sense of coziness as daylight hours become shorter. Filling <a href="http://www.ivgstores.com/IVG2/Y/CatID-1867-Home-Decor-Ceiling-Fans-Clocks-Lighting/TypeLighting-CandleHolders.htm" target="_blank">candle holders</a> and lanterns with candles in every size, color, and scent are a perfect way to make that transition to a new season.<br />
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A collection of lanterns in different sizes and textures along with inexpensive candle holders can be grouped to create the warm textural ambiance the Autumn season is all about. Here, I've grouped 3 on a bookshelf that sits in our living room. The warm copper tones of the lanterns mixed with bright autumnal colored ribbons and floral sprays give the sense of sight a little show. The cheetah print runner in it's warm and welcoming tones give the display a bit of playfulness.<br />
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Grouping lanterns can be a great way to create a fun and eye catching centerpieces on a dining room table as well, especially when embellished with floral sprays and ribbons, nixing the need for a traditional centerpiece. <br />
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Lighting with embellished lanterns is beautiful both indoors and out. Welcome Holiday guests before they get to the door by lining your outdoor walkway with weather safe <a href="http://www.ivgstores.com/IVG2/Y/CatID-5780-LED-Lanterns-Ceramic-Round-Freestanding.htm" target="_blank">LED Lanterns</a> wrapped with colorful ribbons, floral sprays and lush foliage this season. <br />
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Grab a lantern or candle holder and come on back, next week I'll show you how to quickly and inexpensively embellish them!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">* How To- <a href="http://tiarasandbowties.blogspot.com/2012/09/embellished-lantern-sway-how-to.html" target="_blank">Floral Lantern Swag</a></span></b><br />
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A few hours with a paintbrush can work miracles and I couldn't wait to show you my newest little revived treasure! <br />
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I recently had a chance to get out and do some thrifting at the local GW. I absolutely love to shop. I admit I get a thrill from it, especially when I find some really neat stuff for my home and shop at some wonderful prices! As I meandered the isles of the thrift store... my eyes always gravitate to all things wood and paintable. {I saw the most adorable old couch with scrolled claw feet, but unfortunately was not able to purchase it... sob sob}. I pretty much had all I could afford to grab that day when my eyes spotted a small unfinished wood box, shaped like a briefcase. At first I thought it was one of those art sets you can find just about anywhere. I almost just kept on walkin'.<br />
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As I started to walk by, I decided to just go ahead and take a little peek... even if it were one of those art sets... the unfinished box alone would make a great surface to paint a lil something onto...<br />
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To my surprise, as I opened the latches... it was the cutest little wooden magnetic train set!<br />
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The tracks and animals are in an almost new state; the little train has seen some wear... nothing that couldn't be fixed though... I think? The price was certainly right so I put the little cutie in my cart. <br />
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I thought and thought on that little box for about 2 days and this morning I just grabbed a pencil, sketching out a cute little train right onto both sides of the box. Grabbing the paint, I set out to create a cute little train case fit for any little conductor!<br />
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One side, the text, "My Train" was added with some thinned black paint and a liner brush. The other side was left with no text, so that it can be personalized. <br />
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Here's a close up of the little train... {don't worry, the smiley faced watermark isn't part of the design}<br />
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Debating whether I should place him the Shop or hold him back for the craft fairs I will be doing in October. Kinda wishin' Awesome was a bit smaller to play with it... but somehow I don't think 11 year old boys play with little magnetic train sets, lol. <br />
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It's Monday, Yeah! Yea right... I found myself rambling that sentence over and over in my head this morning as my little man headed out the door for school, no not a subliminal message towards him, but to myself. I've hardly shut the door to a very long incredibly stressful past week only to have to open it again for another incredibly long busy week starting today. Ms. Alexis {aka Boom or Lolly} had 2 doctor appointments last week which leads us to more tests as always... this week we have 3 more specialist appointments plus 2 back to school nights, 2 baseball practices for Awesome, 1 picture day and lots of work {all with this gosh darn vertigo that <i>won't</i> go away}. <br />
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My apologies to anyone who went looking for my post on raising a daughter in 2012 yesterday, It did not go live {yet} on <a href="http://www.wespeaknow.org/" target="_blank">Speak Now</a>... don't know why, just didn't. I'm sure it will go up soon and I'll let you know... mmmmkay? *WE ARE LIVE NOW.*<br />
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We {Lolly and I} see a weight management specialist {well, Lolly does... but Mommy is just as accountable being the person who buys and makes the food!} every couple of months. We are both a bit on the plump end of the spectrum... I'm sure you've already figured that out! Alexis' main syndrome, Albright's Hereditary Osteodystophy is often accompanied with excess weight, well it pretty much always is {google it and you'll see} but her weight was causing her lots of lovely little problems {on top of the health problems she already has}. Last October, one of her Docs mentioned she was a candidate for gastric bypass... mommy was horrified. At 4 foot 1, my little princess is well, little in height- you know 'short for her weight'. I begged the Docs for a chance to do this on our own... and Ms. Thang has lost 26 pounds. <b>Yeah, Lexi!</b> She has shrunk a bit, feels a whole heck of a lot better, has little joint and leg pain... but it's not enough. It's never enough.<br />
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Scene 1: Mall shopping for back to school. Run into an uncle we haven't seen in ages.<br />
Uncle- What's up kiddo? What are you up to?<br />
Me- School shopping and getting a bit of exercise in too.<br />
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Me- Alexis has lost 26 pounds... we are so proud of her.<br />
Uncle- <b>Really? </b>{eyes glancing up and down her frame} <b>You mean, she was even bigger than that?</b><br />
Me- {politely excusing ourselves... wanting to slap some stupid out of some people... why you Mother of Magic, Stinkin, &**$^!!!<br />
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Scene 2: local Farmers market... this past friday night walking around and browsing different shops.<br />
Random child 1: What's wrong with that girl Mommy?<br />
Random child 2: Look at that girl... why is she so big?<br />
Random child 3: Why does she have funny shoes?<br />
Random child 4: She has funny hands?<br />
Random child 5: {loudly while staring at Alexis} <b>What's wrong with her Mommy?</b> <b>Why is she so Fat?</b><br />
{reassuring Alexis for the millionth time she is beautiful and not to worry, those kids don't know any better... ok, we are outta here}<br />
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Is it ever enough?<br />
Why can't people just love one another?<br />
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I'm an adult... I can take it.<br />
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Mind blowing, esteem crushing, devastation for a mentally challanged 16 year old girl who can't understand why people are so mean... why they can't just love her for who she is...<br />
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Our weight loss journey continues... her low salt, low fat, low sugar, low calorie, low phosphorus diet continues... Not for our looks but for our health... I love her no matter her size. So this busy week starts again... counting sodium and phosphorus levels... more doctors, more work.<br />
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I want a piece of cheesecake for breakfast...to go with my whine, but I won't. I want to be a 'Do as I Do" mommy... not the Do as I Say mommy I've been lately. So if I seem a bit distant this week, if I don't respond right away to your sweet comments, please understand... I am just a bit overwhelmed right now, in a bit of survival mode... I'll get back to good.<br />
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Don't forget to link up tomorrow to Tip Toe thru Tuesday! See ya there!<br />
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I'd like to invite you all to stop by and see my first <i>real</i> post for<a href="http://www.wespeaknow.org/2012/09/little-speak-91612.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4129622223840993293" target="_blank">Little Speak over at Speak Now</a>!<br />
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Many of you know, <i>paint is my therapy.</i> I've done quite a bit of painting these past 2 weeks... what's that tell you? I had hubby pick up a 4x4 post and a 2x4 from the HD, gave him a specific set of instructions for how I wanted the wood cut... I took a couple of hours for myself and created these:<br />
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Did you know 4x4 post are actually only 3.5 inches? I didn't, but now I know! Dear Hubby cut 2- 3.5 squares and 2- 3.5x5 inches for me... isn't he sweet? I then asked him to cut a 2x4 to a little over 14 inches long to create a base. <br />
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Each block received a coat of black paint. Halloween themed craft paper {6
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podged on and sealed. My favorite little friend {2nd to my
paintbrushes} the Silhouette Cameo then came out to play. The numbers for
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bright lime green vinyl and applied and sealed also with poly sealer... so cute already, right? <br />
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The other 5 inch end block was painted with this adorable cute blue haired Frankenstein. To finish the block set off, a simple bright orange bow was tied around one of the end blocks. The kids can't wait for October to get here so they can start their official countdown! <br />
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I removed the plastic flowers that topped the small pumpkins and actually pulled out or cut off the stems. Each received a coat of black paint and the fun began. One pumpkin was left plain black {but now looking at it, that might change... perhaps a monogram?} The second pumpkin was glamified with some rhinestone stickers I had picked up at the craft store. They were cut apart to fit and simply stuck onto the pumpkin. <br />
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The pumpkins were then placed one on top of the other using a bbq skewer and some glue. A silver sheer ribbon was hot glued on and topped with a Swarovski crystal Fluer De Lis pendant. <br />
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I've been using this powdered laundry soap for about two weeks now. I didn't want to jump on the blog and recommend you try it, then realize I hated, so I waited a while to really see if I was happy with making my own detergent. First off, I admit, I was a bit skeptical. My store bought detergent wasn't broke, so why fix it was my thinking, along with... science has come a long way to bring us the most advanced cleaning formulas, then there was the whole 'another thing to do in my day' thinking.<br />
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After researching lots and lots of DIY laundry Detergents on the net, I decided to take a bit from here and there and concoct my own... knowing it had to be powder because the thought of cooking up a gloppy mess on the stove to make liquid was not very enticing... plus I didn't want hubby to know what I was planning. He already thinks I'm a bit nuts and i knew this idea would really make him think I'm off my rocker, right?<br />
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Borax {large box, 4 lbs I think}<br />
Arm and Hammer Washing Soda {large box also 4 lbs}<br />
Oxy powder {3 lb tub}<br />
Purex Crystals {large bottle}<br />
4-5 bars Fels Naptha Soap {grated or ground in food processor - will look like cheese}<br />
2 small boxes of Baking Soda <br />
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<b><i>*** Per Load- use 2 tablespoons of Prepared Powder per wash load. </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">The {thought} Process</span></b></span><br />
So... all secret like, I gathered my supplies from 3 different stores {one big negative for me... every store I went to was out of or didn't carry all of what I needed, or was way too expensive} and set out with my little hand held cheese grater to grate up my Fels Naptha Soap. {negative number 2, my hands and wrists hurt after the first one}. Alexis sat with me at the kitchen table, nose turned up... telling me how much that cheesy looking stuff 'stunk'. {neg 3, yes it has quite a, well, manly scent that we were not used to- fresh, but not floraly}. And I was still skeptical, all of my ingredients costs added up to about $20- this was supposed to me helping me save money right? I kept reminding myself that I shouldn't have to use bleach anymore and that it was supposed to last like forever...<br />
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Then, hubby came in... looking at me like I was nutso {told you so} for about 5 minutes before grabbing the soap and grater to help! It didn't take him long to grab my mini food chopper and chop the soap using that {why didn't I think of that?}??? He surprises me sometimes... he really got into this whole process, even if he was just humoring my newest crazy money saving quest. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">The Verdict!</span></b></span><br />
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We've been using the powder for two weeks now... I do A LOT of laundry every day here... at least 3 loads a day and we've only used about an eighth of what we made. Our clothes actually 'feel' clean, if that makes sense and they 'smell' clean. After washing and drying, the clothes do not really have a scent, they just smell clean... I was afraid they would all smell like men's cologne, but they don't. I haven't had to use any bleach or fabric softener so less chemically mess in the house too.<br />
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The whole house smells fresh... when you walk in the door a clean fresh scent welcomes you in. {Alexis still thinks it 'stinks' but she doesn't like the smell of alot of things.}<br />
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I haven't crunched numbers yet... but I figure the powder should last me a good 3 months at the rate I'm using it. I would have already spent upwards of $15 over the past two weeks for detergent, bleach and softener combined. If my DIY powder lasts 3 months as I'm estimating- the break down would be a cost of only 60cents a week!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">I think Mommy LIKES it- She really likes it! </span></b></span><br />
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Have you tried DIY detergent yet?<br />
Do you think you would be interested in trying it to save some money?<br />
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